Agilent Technologies Inc. has released software package that extracts models from semiconductor manufacturing process targets. An option for the 2008 release of Agilent’s Integrated Circuit Characterization and Analysis Program (IC-CAP) software, the package enables designers to develop device-simulation models earlier in the design cycle for faster overall IC design.

The target modeling package is designed specifically for extracting CMOS device models from semiconductor process targets. Process targets are a simplified set of electrical quantities that conveniently describe the performance and behavior of a semiconductor technology. CMOS devices are used in a wide range of consumer products such as microprocessors, memory and communication applications.

According to Agilent, IC-CAP provides a powerful and efficient software environment for extracting models from process control monitor data for new semiconductor manufacturing processes and for re-centering existing simulation models to account for shifts in more mature processes.

The target modeling package has a Windows-style graphical user interface for importing and managing data from Excel spreadsheets, running simulations and creating data plots and automatically generated, customizable HTML-based reports. Designers also can add their own methods-, model- and circuit-definitions to the package. As with all IC-CAP extraction packages, the target modeling package includes direct simulation support for Agilent’s Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA software, as well as support for Cadence Design Systems’ Spectre and Synopsys’ HSPICE simulators.

The target modeling package is an option with the IC-CAP 2008 release. It is expected to be available in March, with prices starting at approximately $27,000.

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